Towel-cabinet.



F. W. STOCKTON TOWEL CABiNET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. ms.

Patented Sept. 18,1917.

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. "entree erm ne rsfrerrr FRANK WEBB STGCKTON, 0F CH'lICAGQ, ILLINQIfi TQWEL-QABINET.

To ail whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK WEBB Swoon- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at hi'cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Towel-Cabinets, of. which the following is a. specification. I

(lne of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved device for supplying individual towels for public use, successively to respective users; Another object is to provide means in such device for the disposal. of soiled towels. Another object is to provide, in such device, means tending to prevent'the misglscement of the towels be fore or after use. Another object is'to provide in such device means tending to especially convenient use. Other objects will be evident hereinafter.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a. perspective view of the device, containing at towel ready for use. Fig. 2 is a, vertical,

fro11t'-to-back, middle section of the sense. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a towel adepted to use in this device. Similar numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The device comprises an upper receptacle 2 for containing clean towels 4; a. lower receptacle 3 for contninin soiled towels; and a retaining rod 1. extending fromthe upper reeeptscleto the lower receptacle. The 11pper receptacle is supported by means of the back pcrtion-EO. The towels are strung on the retaining rod 1, and for this purpose each towel has at one edge a hole, which is reinforced by a grolnct 7, the hole-being large enough to allow the towel to be easily slipped along the rod. As shown at reference numeral 6, the lower end of the retainingerod 1 is bent forward and fits the hole made forit in such a way as to be secure against removal unless the rod 1 is drawn forward, in which case it can he slipped out. As shown at 5, the upper end of the reteining rod is secured; a id in this normnlworking position neither end of the rod can be removed.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the base of the cleantowel receptscle2 has a slot 9 cut through.

it, extending fromfthe' middle of'the front of the base toward the back for about half the depth of'the base. The upper portion of the retaining rod 1 extends horizontally, front-to-beck, perallel with the edges of this Sneciflcation of Letters Patent.

' The ret Application filled .Tnnc 16, 191$. Serial No. 31%,133.

slot, within the slot or slightly below it, the end of the rod being secured at A towel adapted for use with this ieebinet, containing a. slot through the base, is shown in Fig. 3. it has n tongue 10 attached to one end. This tongue contains the hole, reinforced by groinet 2', forreceiving the retaining rod. The clean towels rest upon the base of the receptacle 2 with their tongues extending downwardly through the slot 9 and retained by red. 1.

For public use, a large number, say one hundred, clean towels are stacked in receptacle 2 with their gromets strung on retain ing rod 1. A person desiring to use e. towel, grasps the top towel, pulls it forward on the retaining rod in the direction indicated by the arrows to a. position convenient for use,

where it can be used for the hands or fees,

After use, the towel is released, and it drops by it 'hveight into the soiled-towel receptacle 5;, all while being retained by and following the course of the retaining rod 1.

In order to remove soiled towels from the c' inet one. to replace clean ones, the retainrod 1 unlocked at and is lifted out, towels slipping on? the lower end. ring rod is then replaced in its lower fastening, shown at 6, ends bundle of -towels is suitably placed on the retaining rod by way of its upper end. then locked in place at While 1' have described particular com strilctions as specific embodiments of my invention, I desire not to be limited thereto. What I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

in use, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, a

horizontal towel support "pierced by e slot extending from the front edge of said towel support beckwardly through a considerable portion of said towel support, said slot be ing adapted for the extension from above therethrough of the tongue min towel for attachment to atowel-retnininginember below The minor end is l. in a. device of me close described, a.

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said towel support; and e towel-retaining member extending horizontally along said slot and below the same to apoint allowing of convenient use of it retained towel and then extending downwardly, eenstitutin'g a suitable guide for a, toweiwhiie in use, sub stentially as described.

3. In a, device of the class dese 'ibed, a"

towel support pierced by a slot which is adapted for the extension from above therethrough of the tongue of a, towel for attachment toe'towel-retainimz member below; and a toweLretaining member extending from 2; point below said towel support to a point allowing of convenient use of a re- 15 In testimony whereof I have subscribed 20 my name.

FRANK WEBB STOCKTON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT C. BEERS, JAY KAPLAN, 

